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How to Draw a Lionfish

13 steps · Medium · about 10 min

Draw a lionfish in 13 easy steps, about 10 minutes. Free, with a printable worksheet.

Each picture adds one red line. Draw that line, then scroll to the next picture. Rub out any dashed helper lines at the end. First up: egg body.

Step 1: Egg body
Start at the back end, draw a big egg round the front, and stop just below where you started.
Tip Leave a small gap at the back end for the tail.
Step 2: Eye and smile
Draw a big eye near the front, with a dot and shine. From the front, add a small smile.
Tip Keep the eye above the middle, not touching the edge.
Step 3: Round tail
In the gap at the back, draw a round fan tail from the top end to the bottom end.
Step 4: Long spines
From the back above the eye, draw 7 tall thin spines joined by low scoops, ending near the tail.
Tip Make the middle spines the tallest, and keep the scoops low near the back.
Step 5: Feathery fan
Behind the eye, low down, draw a big fan spreading back and down, with 5 soft points and 3 lines.
Tip The lines start near the fan's round end and spread out to the points.
Step 6: Second fan
In front of the big fan, draw a smaller fan peeking out under the tummy, with 3 soft points.
Step 7: Bold bands
Behind the eye, draw 4 bold bands from the back to the tummy, as wide as the gaps between.
Tip Each band is 2 lines. Stop the lines where they meet the fan.
Step 8: Two bubbles
In front of the face, draw 2 bubbles floating up, the top one bigger.
Step 9: Sand and seaweed
Draw a wavy sand line from edge to edge. Grow a tall wavy seaweed blade from it on each side.
Step 10: Cream body
Colour the body cream between the bands, but not the fans. Leave the eye white.
Step 11: Peach fins
Colour the tail, the spines and both fans peach.
Step 12: Sand and bubbles
Colour the sand sandy and the bubbles light blue.
Step 13: Red bands, green seaweed
Colour the bands red and the seaweed green. Your lionfish is done!